PENSE.A.POINTEREJPSIR EDWARD JOHN POYNTER BT. / G.C.V.O: D.C.L: LITT.D: & c. & c. / PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY / 1896 - 1918 / DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY / 1894 - 1904 / DIRECTOR FOR ART & PRINCIPAL OF / THE NATIONAL ART TRAINING SCHOOL / 1875 - 1881 / FIRST SLADE PROFESSOR OF FINE ART / AT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON / 1870 - 1875 / BORN 20 MARCH 1836 / DIED 26 JULY 1919 / WHATEVER IS WORTH DOING IS WORTH DOING WELLAMP